In Bootstrap, there are three types of form layouts:
- Vertical form (this is default)
- Horizontal form
- Inline form
Bootstrap Form Rules
There are three standard rules for these 3 form layouts:
- Always use <form role=”form”> (helps improve accessibility for people using screen readers)
- Wrap labels and form controls in <div class=”form-group”> (needed for optimum spacing)
- Add class .form-control to all textual <input>, <textarea>, and <select> elements
1) Bootstrap Vertical Form (Default)
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Bootstrap example</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.6/css/bootstrap.min.css"/>
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
<h1>Vertical Form Example</h1>
<form style="width:300px">
<div class="form-group">
<label for="exampleInputEmail1">Email address</label>
<input type="email" class="form-control" id="exampleInputEmail1" placeholder="Email">
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="exampleInputPassword1">Password</label>
<input type="password" class="form-control" id="exampleInputPassword1" placeholder="Password">
</div>
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-default">Login</button>
</form>
</div>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.3/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.5/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
</body>
</html>2) Bootstrap Inline Form
In Bootstrap Inline forms, all elements are inline, left-aligned, and the labels are alongside.
This example is only applied to forms within viewports that are at least 768px wide!
Example:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Bootstrap Example</title>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.6/css/bootstrap.min.css">
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
<h2>Inline form Example</h2>
<form class="form-inline" role="form">
<form style="width:300px">
<div class="form-group">
<label for="exampleInputEmail1">Email address</label>
<input type="email" class="form-control" id="exampleInputEmail1" placeholder="Email">
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="exampleInputPassword1">Password</label>
<input type="password" class="form-control" id="exampleInputPassword1" placeholder="Password">
</div>
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-default">Login</button>
</form>
</div>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.12.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.6/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
</body>
</html> 3) Bootstrap Horizontal Form
You have to add some additional rules if you want to create a horizontal form.
Additional rules for a horizontal form:
- Add class .form-horizontal to the <form> element
- Add class .control-label to all <label> elements
Example:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Bootstrap Example</title>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.6/css/bootstrap.min.css">
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
<h2>Horizontal form Example</h2>
<form class="form-horizontal" role="form">
<form style="width:300px">
<div class="form-group">
<label class="control-label col-sm-2" for="email">Email:</label>
<div class="col-sm-10">
<input type="email" class="form-control" id="email" placeholder="Enter email">
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label class="control-label col-sm-2" for="pwd">Password:</label>
<div class="col-sm-10">
<input type="password" class="form-control" id="pwd" placeholder="Enter password">
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<div class="col-sm-offset-2 col-sm-10">
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-default">Submit</button>
</div>
</div>
</form>
</div>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.12.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.6/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
</body>
</html> Bootstrap 4 Forms
In Bootstrap4, form controls automatically receive some global styling with Bootstrap.
All textual <input>, <textarea>, and <select> elements with class .form-control have a width of 100%.
Stacked (full-width) form:
Bootstrap 4 provides full width stacked forms.
Example:
Let’s take an example to create a stacked form with two input fields, one checkbox, and a submit button.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Bootstrap Example</title>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.0.0-beta.2/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/popper.js/1.12.6/umd/popper.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.0.0-beta.2/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
<h2>Stacked form</h2>
<form>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="email">Email:</label>
<input type="email" class="form-control" id="email" placeholder="Enter email">
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="pwd">Password:</label>
<input type="password" class="form-control" id="pwd" placeholder="Enter password">
</div>
<div class="form-check">
<label class="form-check-label">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox"> Remember me
</label>
</div>
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Submit</button>
</form>
</div>
</body>
</html>
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